Morgan Griffith: A historic failure at the border
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Joe Biden recently presided over a historic achievement, but unfortunately not an achievement worth celebrating.
Search Results for opioid crisis
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Northam announces $485M commitment to strengthen behavioral health system
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The Commonwealth will commit $485 million in federal and state funding to address pressing challenges in Virginia’s behavioral health system.
Bill addresses sharp increase in drug overdose deaths from COVID-19 fallout
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The CDC is projecting a record number of drug overdose deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and in Virginia, drug overdose deaths are expected to have risen by more than 40 percent.
Warner, Senate colleagues announce bipartisan framework for COVID-19 relief
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and a group of Democratic and Republican colleagues announced today a bipartisan framework to provide emergency COVID-19 relief.
Augusta County substance abuse program receives $600K federal grant
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The Augusta County Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Site-based Program is in line to receive $600,000 from a U.S. Department of Justice grant program.
Study: Total deaths recorded during the pandemic far exceed those attributed to COVID-19
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One-third of the excess deaths recorded between March 1 and Aug. 1 were the unintended consequences of the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Virginia Open Data Portal expanded to offer COVID-19 resources
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The Virginia Open Data Portal has been expanded to include more than a dozen new COVID-19 datasets from the Virginia Department of Health.
Kaine to hold roundtable with Northern Shenandoah Valley Substance Abuse Coalition
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine will hold a virtual discussion to address the rise in reported overdoses in the region since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown.
DEA to improve patient access to substance use disorder treatment
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The DEA has announced a proposed rule that will ensure healthcare providers can use telehealth to diagnose and treat patients suffering from substance use disorders.
Alon Ben-Meir: ‘I am proud to be a socialist’
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It is sad, appalling, and outrageous that much of what Bernie Sanders is advocating is denigratingly labeled as socialist.
